The shuttered Penn State fraternity where a pledge suffered severe injuries during a night of drinking and hazing is suing the school, arguing the university banned it as a way to obtain the real estate.

The corporation that owns the Beta Theta Pi house sued the school in federal court on Friday, accusing Penn State of scapegoating it for the university's wider drinking and partying culture.

Penn State banned the chapter in March 2017, after the death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza of Lebanon, New Jersey.

Judge Culpepper (88) steps off of the bus with a huge smile of his face during the Penn State football team's annual visit to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, June 19, 2019. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record

Marquis Wilson (8) and coach James Franklin share a laugh before meeting the children during the Penn State football team's annual visit to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, June 19, 2019. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record

Coach James Franklin and Tyler Szajda, 12, of Lebanon hangout during the Penn State football team's annual visit to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, June 19, 2019. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record

Ginellys Gonzalez, 5, of Reading gets high-fives from every player during the Penn State football team's annual visit to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, June 19, 2019. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record

Tables are filled with Penn State players and children working together to color during the Penn State football team's annual visit to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, June 19, 2019. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record